Sailing Lessons Overview

ClubLocarno sailing lessons are taught by CANSail certified instructors. We offer CanSail 1&2 and Cansail 3 certification courses, as well as Catamaran and spinnaker sailing courses.

All courses are limited to 6 sailors per course, and require a minimum of four members. A course will be rescheduled a week before the start date if minimum participation has not been reached by that time.

Courses are only offered to ClubLocarno Sailing Fleet members, and your position in a course is only confirmed when full payment has been received.

In addition to the lessons below, private lesson can also be arranged. Please inquire!

Beginner Sailing Course - CANSail 1 & 2

Beginner lessons consist of 30 hours of instruction (about 9 hours on land and 21 hours on the water) and follow the CYA CANSail levels 1 and 2 curriculum. This course is designed to take you from beginner to where you are confident in taking out our 2-person Vanguards. These lessons will also introduce you to our single-person Lasers.

Please select your course below to register. Each course is limited to 6 sailors, and requires a minimum of 4 sailors to proceed.

Intermediate Sailing Courses - CANSail 3

The intermediate lessons are 30 hours in length and cover the CYA CANSail Level 3. Sailors are introduced to advanced sailing techniques, including sail trim, boat tuning, and basic racing skills. After completing this course, sailors are competent in winds up to 25 km/hr.

Refresher Course

We also offer a refresher course to dust off your sailing skills, including a total of nine hours of instruction. This is designed for sailors with previous skills and experience who have been away from the sport for a while, or who want to improve their existing skills with the help of a dedicated instructor.

Catamaran Course Impression

Spinnaker Cat Sailing Course

This course focuses exclusively on correct and safe use of spinnaker and so requires participants to be comfortable and competent sailing catamarans. It will be delivered in four two-hour sessions, with two students and an instructor on the Nacra 580.

Introduction To Racing

This course is for sailors with reasonable boat handling skills who are ready for the challenges of the race course. The weekday evening classes will cover a land lesson and water session on one of the following topics: starting, mark rounding, flags and signals, rules, tactics and advanced boat handling. During the Sunday and Tuesday classes the students will take part in regular scheduled racing with on water support and feed back from the instructor. This will give the students the opportunity to put what they learn into practice.

This is a 25 hour course that includes participating in two Sunday races and two Tuesday races.